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The joy of singing high

Ever since I was a little boy, I've sung really, really high. For me, when I'm singing, I'm most free. There is such a joy. I can't even describe it. To get up and share my myse...

Course: Behind stage and screenSection: Life as a countertenorSubtitles: en

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Ever since I was a little boy, I've sung

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really, really high.

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For me, when I'm singing, I'm most free.

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There is such a joy. I can't even

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describe it.

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To get up and share my

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myself with the audience.

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It is one of the most amazing feelings.

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When I was growing up, I always sang in

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the soprano section of the choir at

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church.

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I was made fun of a lot because I sang

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really high. I was always made fun of

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because I sang like a girl.

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But it never stopped me from doing the

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thing I love. I've always known that I

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was supposed to be a singer.

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When my voice did change, I kept my

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soprano range. I just didn't know what

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the term

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